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FZPN03 KNHC 070904
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC THU NOV 07 2013

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W. 

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC THU NOV 07.                            
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI NOV 08.                   
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC SAT NOV 09.

.WARNINGS.

...GALE WARNING...
.GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
.12 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
14N96W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS 20
TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT. 
.18 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO
14N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NW WINDS
30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE
FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N95.5W TO 13.5N95.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30
KT. SEAS TO 9 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 45 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
13.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE 
WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM 
OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 13.5N95.5W TO 13.5N96.5W N TO NE WINDS
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST WITHIN 30 NM OF LINE FROM 16N94.5W TO 
13.5N95.5W...INCLUDING THE GULF OF TEHUANTEPEC...N TO NE WINDS
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 75 NM OF LINE
FROM 16N94.5W TO 14N95W TO 10N98.5W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.WITHIN AREA BOUNDED BY LINE FROM 17N137W TO 17N115W TO 11N127W
TO 17N137W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN MIXED NW AND SE 
SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.GULF OF CALIFORNIA N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
TO 8 FT.
.12 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.24 HOUR FORECAST NW OF LINE FROM 30N139W TO 29N140W WINDS 20 KT
OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT PRIMARILY IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LOW PRES 29N140W 1013 MB. WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
 
.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 

CONVECTION VALID 0900 UTC THU NOV 07...

.SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 60 NM OF LINE FROM 
18N103W TO 19N108W...AND WITHIN 30 NM OF 15N111W. 
 
.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE/MONSOON TROUGH...             
MONSOON TROUGH 12N87W TO 14N95W TO 11N112W TO 12N125W. ITCZ AXIS
12N125W 07N140W. ISOLATED MODERATE AND STRONG WITHIN 120 NM OF
05N78W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG WITHIN 90 NM OF 
10N87W...AND WITHIN 90 NM OF LINE FROM 09.5N96W TO 11N105W TO
10N120W TO 14N123W. 

$$ 

ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 03, 2013 AT 1800 UTC, THE TROPICAL ANALYSIS 
AND FORECAST BRANCH (TAFB) WILL RECONFIGURE ITS HIGH SEAS  
FORECAST AREAS TO ALIGN THEIR BOUNDARIES WITH THE AREAS OF U.S. 
FORECAST RESPONSIBILITY IN AGREEMENT WITH THE WORLD 
METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION (WMO). THE HIGH SEAS FORECAST AREA 
IN THE TROPICAL EASTERN PACIFIC CURRENTLY DESCRIBED AS E PACIFIC 
FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W WILL BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE 
THE AREA SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR TO 3.4S, EAST OF 120W, AND BE 
DESCRIBED AS E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W AND 
3.4S TO THE EQUATOR E OF 120W.

.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.